Making things worse? King Charles III‘s decision to ban Prince Harry from wearing his military uniform to Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral may have harmed their relationship even more, according to a royal expert.
18.10.2022 - 16:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Netflix has reportedly 'postponed' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary until next year following backlash to The Crown Season 5.
The documentary had been unofficially slated to stream on Netflix in December following the November 9 launch of The Crown. However, the streaming giant is postponing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's series due to the fierce backlash regarding their hit Royal Family drama.
This comes after former Prime Minister Sir John Major slammed The Crown as a ‘damaging and malicious’ work of fiction in a new statement. "They’re rattled at Netflix, and they blinked first and decided to postpone the documentary," a source told Deadline.
Major took issue and complained about a plot line in the first episode of the new season which suggested that in 1991 Prince Charles, now King Charles III, summoned Major to moan about having to wait to take over the throne. The episode, titled “Queen Victoria Syndrome,” because of Queen Victoria's 63-year reign on the throne, is based on a poll that ran in the Sunday Times that argued the monarchy was dated and that Queen Elizabeth II should abdicate in favour of Charles.
The Crown will show Charles, played by Dominic West, privately agreeing with a passage from the newspaper in 1991, which read: ”an ageing monarch, too long on the throne whose remoteness from the modern world has led people to grow tired not just of her but of the monarchy itself.”
Charles then has a clandestine meeting with Major where the royal relates the story of how Edward VII was ”kept waiting in the wings” for decades due to the longevity of Queen Victoria’s rule.
Major has insisted that no such conversation about a plot to overthrow the late Queen took place and described it as ”malicious
Making things worse? King Charles III‘s decision to ban Prince Harry from wearing his military uniform to Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral may have harmed their relationship even more, according to a royal expert.
and are embarking on non-fiction project, but that doesn't mean the production is drama free. will be the primary subjects of a docuseries directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus.
A new perspective. Meghan Markle opened up about the process of creating her upcoming Netflix documentary with husband Prince Harry, hinting that it wasn’t exactly what the pair expected.
Meghan Markle has said that the Netflix docuseries about her and Prince Harry may not be the way they "would have told it". Speaking to Variety Magazine in a new interview, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, was asked about what people should expect from the docuseries which is being directed Liz Garbus. Meghan said: "It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it.
An olive branch of their own? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are changing “direction” when it comes to how King Charles III will be portrayed in their upcoming projects, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were set to release a Netflix documentary this year, but according to reports its release date has now been delayed.The Duke and Duchess' docuseries did not have an official release date initially, but multiple sources said it was to drop before Christmas - about a month after the premiere of the fifth season of The Crown. However, the streaming giant has faced much backlash over the upcoming season of The Crown, while it has been reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanted to make edits to their show following the Queen’s death.
Royal fans will have to wait a little longer to see The Sussexes’ new documentary.
received backlash from an important figure.Deadline reported Monday that the documentary was supposed to stream on Netflix in December, following the return on “The Crown” on Nov. 9.But last week, former UK Prime Minister John Major criticized the show’s upcoming Season 5, which will revolve around the exploits of the royal family over the course of the 1990s.An upcoming episode titled “Queen Victoria Syndrome” includes a plotline set in 1991 that suggests Prince Charles — now King Charles III — allegedly lobbied for Major to force Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate so that he could take over the throne.“They are fiction, pure and simple,” Major told Daily Mail in October of the show’s incendiary scenes, adding that no such meeting ever took place in real life.“They’re rattled at Netflix, and they blinked first and decided to postpone the documentary,” a source told Deadline.“The Crown” has defended itself against claims of historical inaccuracy, insisting that it has always “been presented as a drama based on historical events.”Netflix has stated that “there’s never been any documentary from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed” on the streamer.
Netflix has made a change to their release schedule regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s documentary series.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have contradicted themselves when comparing Harry's upcoming memoir with the couple's multi-million pound Netflix show, a source has claimed.Their hotly-anticipated docuseries, which is said to tell the "love story" between Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, is said to have left some producers "confused during filming" According to PageSix, some of the couples statements in the docuseries are said to "contradict" those of the one's made in Harry's yet-to-be-released book. “A lot in the show contradicted what Harry has written, so that was an issue,” a senior Netflix source revealed.
Netflix faces a number of courtly challenges in the next couple of months, as it prepares to debut both the fifth season of The Crown, and a documentary starring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Harry is reportedly writing a last-minute chapter on the Queen's funeral for his new memoir, which is supposedly being released before the end of the year. Royal author Jeffrey Archer, who was friends with the late Princess Diana, has said that Harry, 38, will be including some extra material in his book, which will cover his grandmother's death and her funeral. Jeffrey spoke of his concerns that the book will further damage the already-strained relations between Harry, his wife Meghan Markle, 41, and the rest of the Royal Family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be at loggerheads with Netflix over their documentary series – with rumours that bosses are refusing their requests to "tone down" some of its content. Sources claim Prince Harry and wife Meghan had "second thoughts" about the show following the Queen’s death and are now "panicked".The series, described as a revealing "at home with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-style" show, has been in production for almost a year with them letting cameras follow them around.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “secretly planning a year-long reconciliation with the royal family” - but not just yet. According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will only get in contact with the royals after their Netflix show airs and Prince Harry’s memoir is released, says the Daily Mail.
The royal family are “hugely nervous” over the release of Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir, according to royal expert Tom Bower. He says that the family are particularly nervous about the “time bomb” nature of the upcoming tell-all book penned by the Duke of Sussex. Despite rumours that Prince Harry “desperately” wants to make changes to his memoir following the death of his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Tom says it may be too late to do so.